2004-05 Wrestlers of the Week

 Bold denotes IIAC Male Athlete of the Week
Week Ending
Player, School, Year, Weight Class
Weekly Statistics
February 20 Dustin Hinschberger, Wartburg, Jr., 141-lbs.
Named Dick Walker Outstanding Wrestler of the IIAC Wrestling Championship. The top-seed at 141-pounds went 3-0 with two major decisions and a technical fall. He defeated Dubuque’s Ben Swan, 14-1, in the quarterfinals and Simpson's Dustin Brewer, 10-2, in the semifinals. Won the championship match over Coe’s Mark Carey by technical fall, 20-5.
February 13 Mark Sturm, Wartburg, Sr., 174-lbs.
Posted a 15-3 major decision over Buena Vista’s Bobby Flaherty
February 6 Adam Buthe, Buena Vista, Sr., Hwt.
Won all three of his matches during the week by fall. Pinned Morningside’s Nathan Ploen at 4:21, Dubuque’s James Mundy at 2:12 and Division II Northern State’s Jesse Hockley at 4:20.
January 30 Dan Adams, Luther, Sr., 184-lbs.
Went 4-0 at 184-pounds at the Iowa Conference Duals with three pins. Pinned Coe’s Marcus Schneider (0:20), Buena Vista’s Michael Irvin (3:29) and Loras’ Tom Andrews (1:49). Won a decision over Simpson’s Cody Downing (6-3).
January 23 Blake Gillis, Wartburg, So., Hwt.
Went 6-0 during the week with two falls and two technical falls. Won by decision over Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Mark Hayes (7-4) and won by technical fall over Coe’s Ted Drees (16-0) before posting a 4-0 record at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. At the National Duals, defeated Case Western Reserve’s Dawud Wilson by technical fall (16-0) then pinned The College of New Jersey’s Keith Bjorhus (4:31) and Luther’s Joe Postuma (5:53). In the Championship dual against top ranked Augsburg, won by decision over the #4-ranked wrestler, Mark Simmonds (5-0).
January 16 Adam Reid, Coe, Sr., 174-lbs.
Went 6-0 including two pins and three major decisions. In a dual against #21-Augustana (Ill.), won by major decision over Nate Demus (13-2). Then led Coe to a first-place finish at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational. Pinned Lawrence’s Joe Austin (4:16) and Rose Hulman’s Mark Tappendorf (2:45). Won by major decision over Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Joe Fields (13-0) and University of Chicago’s Phil Kruzel (15-1), and won by decision over Elmhurst’s Toby Boltz (6-1).
January 9 Dustin Hinschberger, Wartburg, Jr., 141-lbs.
Went 4-0 at the Lone Star Duals including a victory over a Division I wrestler and two victories over Division II wrestlers. After forfeit victory in a dual against Missouri Baptist, Hinschberger registered a 10-6 victory over Juan Mora of Division I Cal State Fullerton. He then posted a 7-3 victory over the sixth-ranked wrestler in Division II, Wade Bramlitt of Central Oklahoma. Final victory was an 8-6 decision over Matt True of Division II Nebraska Kearney.
January 2 Scott Kauffman, Wartburg, Jr., 184-lbs.
Went 4-0 at the Desert Duals, two victories over ranked opponents and two pins. He won by decision over Elmhurst’s Matt Sassolino (7-2) and North Central (Ill.)’s Ryan Aldrich (8-5). Sassolino is the #1-ranked wrestler at 184-pounds and Aldrich is ranked sixth. Kauffman pinned McDaniel’s Steve Jennings at 6:04 and, wrestling at 197-pounds, he pinned Menlo’s Mariano Sanchez at 4:14.
December 12 Clint Manny, Simpson, Sr., 149-lbs.
Won the 149-pound title at the MacMurray Ameri-Host Open posting a 4-0 record with a fall, technical fall and major decision.
December 5 Dustin Hinschberger, Wartburg, Jr., 141-lbs.
Went 6-0 during the week at 141-pounds with three falls and a major decision. As the third-seed, won the 141-pound weight class at the University of Northern Iowa Open with three victories over Division I wrestlers and two victories over Division II wrestlers including a major decision in the finals over 2003 NCAA Division I national qualifier Michael Martin of Illinois.
November 21 Clint Manny, Simpson, Sr., 149-lbs.
Went 4-2 during the week with a technical fall and two pins. Both losses came against wrestlers from Division I Oklahoma State (including #1 ranked wrestler in weight class) while he posted victories over one Division I wrestler and two Division II wrestlers (including #4 ranked wrestler in weight class).
November 14 Garrett South, Luther, Sr., 165-lbs.
Went 4-0 with two falls at the Wisconsin-Stevens Point Golden Eagle Open to win the 165-pound weight class with three victories over Division I wrestlers. In the first round, he won a 5-0 decision over Northern Illinois’ Tony Carour. He pinned Wisconsin’s Zach Menne at 1:43 of the quarterfinals, won a major decision over Wisconsin-Parkside’s AJ Morgan (11-0) in the semifinals. In the Championship match, pinned Northern Illinois’ Johnny Galloway at 5:22.

 


 

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